How to be Smarter: I found this an extremely well-thought out, short but useful guide to Twitter: click here.

How to be Prettier: Don’t wear a size 8 if you are a size 10.

How to be (less) Awkward: If you’re buying awkward things (tampons, feminine items, 2-for-1 candy bar specials, etc) at the nearest drugstore, cover the items in your basket with a magazine until you get to the counter in case you meet any cute boys on the way up the front.

How to be Smarter: Things that you write down as a goal tend to come true faster than things you just think/wish about coming true.

How to be Prettier: Swap the morning coffee for an apple. It will save your teeth from getting coffee stains, and an apple can wake up just as much as a coffee (this sounds like an exaggeration but it is actually not).

How to be (less) Awkward: Upbeat music in the morning. No one benefits from starting their day off with music about breakups/death/living alone. Sorry Bright Eyes.